It was nothing to write home about again Wednesday as Newfoundland slumbered through a series of losses at the 2013 Canada Summer Games, a Games that just might see one medal to show for Week 1 efforts.

Perhaps the only bright light came on the mountain bike track where Mount Pearl’s Jordan Hodder managed to win the B final.

WRESTLING

Conception Harbour’s Rebecca Sparrow is in the semifinals today, with a match against a B.C. wrestler.

In the team event, the men’s team was 7th and the women 6th.

BASKETBALL

On the hardwood, Manitoba took it to Newfoundland by a 92-75 count in one of four quarter-final games. Cole Long had a big game for 1-3 Newfoundland with 26 points and Brett Warren and Stephen Ryan had 13 apiece.

Newfoundland plays Nova Scotia 4:45 p.m. NL time today.

SOCCER

Like the basketball team, the soccer team dropped its third straight game to fall to 1-3 with a 1-0 loss to Manitoba.

Newfoundland plays Saskatchewan 11:30 NL time this morning in a placement game.

SAILING

On Lac Magog, Nick Gauvreau was eighth in single handed laser. In the double handed 29er, both the men’s and women’s teams were sixth.